The Perfect Pot and Cup of English Tea!
Ready In: 7 mins
Serves: 2
Yields: 1 Pot of Tea for 2 people
Ingredients
- 3 teaspoons loose tea, such as assam tea or 3 teaspoons darjeeling tea or 3 teaspoons english breakfast tea or 3 teaspoons orange pekoe tea or 3 teaspoons lapsang souchong tea or 3 teaspoons earl grey tea or 3 teaspoons ceylon tea
- water
- milk
- granulated sugar
- white sugar cube
- lemon slice
Directions
- Only use freshly drawn cold water, ensure that kettles or water boilers are de-scaled regularly and that teapots are spotlessly clean.
- Teapots should be warmed with hot water, which is then poured away.
- Use the recommended number of tea bags or one teaspoon of loose tea per cup, AND one teaspoon for the pot. (For one person use a 10oz tea pot, for two persons a 20oz tea pot is recommended.).
- Water should always be freshly boiled and boiling when added to tea.
- Leave to brew for 3-5 minutes before serving. Stir before serving.
- Pour a little milk into each cup before pouring the tea through a strainer if necessary, and sweeten with sugar as required.
- You can omit the milk and serve the tea with lemon slices if you wish.
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